Finance
B.Com specialisation
A B.Com with a finance focus — named B.Com (Finance), B.Com (Accounting & Finance) or B.Com (Financial Markets) at some universities, and a set of electives at others. You study financial management, investment analysis, financial markets and institutions, and corporate finance, on top of core accounting, economics, statistics and business law.
After Finance, you can
How you get in
Class 12 (commerce preferred, not always required). Central and many other universities admit through CUET-UG; others admit on Class 12 marks or their own process. Some finance-heavy Honours courses expect Mathematics in Class 12. Where finance is a named programme you choose it at admission; elsewhere you pick finance electives.
At a glance
- Several market-facing roles need SEBI-mandated NISM certifications — for example to distribute mutual funds or register as a research analyst.
- Entry roles are often in operations, credit, research support or client servicing at banks, brokerages, fund houses and finance back-offices.
- Spreadsheet and financial-modelling skills are commonly tested in hiring.
- Common add-ons: CFA, FRM, CA or CMA, or an MBA (Finance).
In numbers
AISHE does not separate the Finance specialisation; this is the B.Com programme row (B.Com (Hons) is listed separately and not included). AISHE counts responding institutions; coverage varies by year.